Girls' name · since 1957
Nicolle
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 6,077 babies named Nicolle, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,077
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nicolle currently ranks #2663 among girls' names in America, with 6,077 babies recorded since 1957.
Nicolle has 6,077 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2663 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #2,277 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,663 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,077 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nicolle ranks #2,277 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,663 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,077 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,663 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,077
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nicolle's 6,077 recorded births place it above 96.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nicolle compares
6,077 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nicolle's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nicolle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,077 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 216 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nicolle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nicolle's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 216, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nicolle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 216
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Nicolle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,571 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Nicolle's strongest decade.
1,571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nicolle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 390
1960s
390 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,571 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,336 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,281 births
- 2000s
2000s
739 births
- 2010s 462
2010s
462 births
- 2020s 293
2020s
293 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,571 births (26% of all-time use).
How Nicolle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nicolle's total volume
Nicolle by state
Where Nicolle concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 903 | 14.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 574 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 401 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 249 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 240 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Texas | | 237 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 230 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 192 | 3.2% |
903 of 6,077 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Nicolle appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nicolle's data
- Nicolle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,571 total births); usage has since declined to 293 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nicolles (903 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nicolle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nicolle draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.